Although scheduled for five rounds, this past Saturday’s Bellator 45 headliner between Christian M’Pumbu and Richard Hale lasted fewer than three.

The bout served as the finale of Bellator’s season-four light-heavyweight tournament, and a victory also earned the winner the organization’s first title in that division.

The night belonged to M’Pumbu.

The Congolese-French fighter weighed just 199.4 pounds for the 205-pound contest, which aired on MTV2 from L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La.. But like other European fighters, M’Pumbu simply doesn’t believe the weight-cutting process is worth the strain on his body.

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